first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
origin; beginning; source; rise
900; nine hundred; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
charming; fascinating; attractive
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to overflow from something full
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
calamity; disaster; accident
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
scale; scope; plan; structure
one theory (opinion); another theory (opinion)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
dozens; scores of; decades
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to pass (of time); to elapse
each nation; many nations; many countries
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
final; eventual; ultimate
command; lead; generalship; leadership